Cruel but Tasty
I am off to Shinjuku in Tokyo this morning, essentially the red light district of Japan, of which I was totally unaware until just before...
Nikko is Nippon
“Nikko is Nippon”, the slogan was all over the place here. Two hours north of Tokyo is the city of Nikko. If Tokyo is Boston, then Nikko...
The Mysterious Bakejizo
Today I hopped on a bus from Nikko to Chuzenji Lake. The road wound back and forth all the way up this massive mountain for around 45...
Beware of Fox Possession
This morning I made my way to another shrine I had always wanted to visit: the Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine. The torii gates...
Sanja Festival
Tonight is the Sanja Festival in Tokyo - I’m not sure what it was celebrating but MAN, that was krazy with a 'k'... the different...
Golden Pavilion & Aoi Matsuri
Today I made my way to the famous Golden Pavilion, otherwise known as Kinkakuji, which is covered in real gold. Kinkakuji Temple in all...
Kyoto Calling
I made it!! After a 17 hour flight, I finally touched down on the manmade island built just to house KIX airport in Osaka, then took a...
